Photos (of Bingham's portraits) and biographical article about George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879) and the reflection of Kansas City history in his portraits of area residents in the middle to late 1800s....

Numerous photos and illustrations and extensive article about the festivities surrounding the Kansas City Centennial celebration in 1950, including shows at the new Starlight Theater and various other...

Extremely detailed year-by-year list of important events in the history of what has become Kansas City, Missouri, starting with 1800, then the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, the 1804 Louis and Clark expedition,...

Article on the various ways people stayed cool and handled the brutal summer heat in an era before air conditioning. Famous Kansas Citians such as Ilus Davis and Walt Bodine provide their own recollections...

Description of the origins and early history of the town of Westport, Missouri as an embarkation or jumping-off point for western travels including the Santa Fe Trail especially in the 1820s-1850s, with...

Rough draft or manuscript version of the book "Westport: Gateway to the Early West" written in 1949 by author Louis Honig (born in 1887), with photos, maps, illustrations, and information on Westport history....